| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) SG - Dustin Jones (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) PF - Derek Denning (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Gray | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a floater near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Gray | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a floater from the left block | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Jones | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Corey Riddle drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Durst | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), John Cassella (PF) Dustin Jones, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning | |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by John Cassella - foul #1 on John Cassella, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG), Mark Marker (C) Andrew Teter, Kyle Wilson | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Durst | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps knocks in the jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson and he's fouled by Don Hutchison - foul #1 on Don Hutchison, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF) Max Heaps, Mark Marker | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Durst steps in front of the Dennis Gray pass | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) SG - Don Hutchison (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) C - John Cassella (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Roderick Haire - foul #1 on Roderick Haire, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Brian Livingston (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Dustin Jones (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Roderick Haire, Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Dennis Gray picks off the pass by Howard Reed | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray banks in the layup | 10-11 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 12-11 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Andrew Teter | 12-13 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones tips it but misses | 12-13 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Teter, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Brian Livingston, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), John Cassella (PF), Mark Marker (C) Dustin Jones, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning, Kyle Wilson | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Roderick Haire is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Roderick Haire, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (PG), Dustin Jones (SG) Andrew Teter, Roderick Haire | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps is hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie grabs the offensive board | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Max Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) PF - John Cassella (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Kyle Wilson (C) Dustin Jones, Mark Marker | |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SF) Don Hutchison | |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps tips it home | 12-15 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF) Robert Burch, John Cassella | |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis dunks the ball | 14-15 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Denning | 14-15 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps tips it but misses | 14-15 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray tips it in | 14-17 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Frank Stephenson, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (PG), Don Hutchison (SG) Andrew Teter, Max Heaps | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Dennis Gray is called for the reach on Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Dennis Gray, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), John Cassella (PF), Mark Marker (C) Dennis Gray, Derek Denning, Kyle Wilson | |
| 08:31 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-17 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Burch - foul #1 on Robert Burch, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Robert Burch | |
| 08:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Brian Livingston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) PF - John Cassella (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 22-17 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella double dribbles | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Joseph Durst, Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Dustin Jones, Don Hutchison, John Cassella, Mark Marker | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 24-17 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Reavis is called for the reach on Kyle Wilson - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-17 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie banks in the layup | 26-20 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Brian Livingston knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Stephen McKinnie and the foul's on Derek Denning - foul #1 on Derek Denning, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF) Frank Stephenson, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (PG), Dustin Jones (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), John Cassella (PF) Andrew Teter, Max Heaps, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella's pass is intercepted by Corey Riddle | 28-20 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Jones - foul #1 on Dustin Jones, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Johnson | 29-20 |
| 04:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 29-20 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a floater from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses badly on a runner from the right block | 29-20 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker grabs the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker's pass is intercepted by Stephen McKinnie | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) SG - Dustin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fairly fresh) PF - John Cassella (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | John Cassella takes the ball from Stephen McKinnie | 29-20 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker loses the ball out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Brian Livingston (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Roderick Haire (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Dustin Jones, Don Hutchison, John Cassella, Mark Marker | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-20 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it back up and in | 31-20 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning is called for traveling | 31-20 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Donald Reavis's floater is tipped away by Dennis Gray | 31-20 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it in | 33-20 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter double dribbles | 33-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Howard Reed, Joseph Durst, Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by Dennis Gray - foul #2 on Dennis Gray, team foul #11 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Teter | 33-23 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Lawrence Johnson | 35-23 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Roderick Haire - foul #3 on Roderick Haire, team foul #12 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SG), Max Heaps (SF), John Cassella (PF) Roderick Haire, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Teter and the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Mark Marker (C) Andrew Teter, Kyle Wilson | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-25 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-25 |